{"product_id":"wanjiku-child-of-mine-hardcover","title":"Wanjiku, Child of Mine - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCiiku Ndung'u-Case\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKaren Vermeulen\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA CBC Spring 2024 Showcase Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNo matter where she goes, or how big she grows, Wanjikũ knows her name.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the lush Kenyan countryside, a young Gikũyũ girl helps her grandmother with daily tasks. Here, as she tends to the cows, carries water, and plays in the fruit trees and sugarcane, she is called Wanjikũ.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the busy city streets of Nairobi, where she goes to school, she is called by her English name, Catherine. But at home with Wangarĩ, the maid who cooks and cares for her, she is again Wanjikũ.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll grown up in boarding school, Catherine is the leader of her class, surrounded by friends from different cultural backgrounds. But at night, when she gathers with her fellow Gikũyũ sisters to speak her mother tongue, she is Wanjikũ once more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGloriously illustrated, alive with the joie de vivre of girlhood, and based on the author's own beloved childhood memories, \u003ci\u003eWanjikũ, Child of Mine\u003c\/i\u003e is an ode to the heritage that walks alongside us, and a love song for the sisters we make on the journey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCiiku Ndung'u-Case \u003c\/b\u003eis the founder of the Cheza Nami Foundation, a California based 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that promotes play-based cultural education and diversity awareness, inspired by Ciiku's childhood in rural Kenya and the lack of accessible educational resources on Africa for her twins, born in 2007. Ciiku's work in creating cultural awareness programs has appeared in CBS News, TEDx Livermore, the Oakland Magazine, and several California news outlets. An immigrant and first generation college graduation, Ciiku holds a Master's degree in Cell and Molecular Biology and is a leader in strategic planning in the pharmaceutical industry. \u003ci\u003eWanjiku, Child of Mine \u003c\/i\u003eis based on Ciiku's childhood in Kenya.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKaren Vermeulen \u003c\/b\u003eis an artist, illustrator and teacher living in Cape Town, South Africa, known for her happy, uplifting and quirky creations. She is the illustrator of the 2023 release, \u003ci\u003eIt's Just Skin, Silly!\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 10.6 x 11.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 24, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52662894657843,"sku":"9781960803016","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/4MXqFd2RMk9781960803016.webp?v=1762674874","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/wanjiku-child-of-mine-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}